August 2020

Super Eagles star Samuel Kalu recovers from coronavirus

Super Eagles Star Samuel Kalu Recovers From Coronavirus

Samuel Kalu, a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for French club Girondins Bordeaux, has recovered from coronavirus.

The 22-year-old forward has been in quarantine since the first week of July when it was discovered he had contacted the virus.

However, Bordeaux announced that he trained Sunday morning with the rest of the squad.

He trained normally even though the session was behind closed doors.

“Kalu has returned to training this morning (on Sunday) after recovering from COVID-19,” the club wrote on Twitter.

He missed …

FIFA kicks against moves to investigate Infantino by Swiss authorities

FIFA Kicks Against Moves To Investigate Infantino By Swiss Authorities

Global football ruling body FIFA says there is no reason for Swiss authorities to launch criminal proceedings against its president, Gianni Infantino, who will continue in his role as normal.

Swiss authorities said on Thursday that proceedings had been launched against the current FIFA boss by a special prosecutor.

The judicial officer is looking into meetings Infantino had with the Swiss Attorney-General, Michael Lauber.

Lauber and Infantino have already denied any wrongdoing.

“There was and is absolutely no reason to open any investigation because nothing remotely criminal …

Shoprite To Pull Out Of Nigeria

Shoprite To Pull Operations Out Of Nigeria

One of Africa’s biggest grocery retailer, Shoprite, has indicated plan to exit the Nigerian market 15 years after it entered the country.

The company disclosed this in a statement titled: “Operational and Voluntary Trading Update (52 Weeks Ended June 28, 2020), seen by THISDAY on Monday.

“Following approaches from various potential investors and in line with our re-evaluation of the Group’s operating model in Nigeria, the Board has decided to initiate a formal process to consider the potential sale of all, or a majority stake, in Retail Supermarkets Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of Shoprite International Limited.

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Boston Bombing - Tsarnaev Death Penalty Overturn Won’t Stand – Trump

Boston Bombing: Tsarnaev Death Penalty Overturn Won’t Stand – Trump

United States President, Donald Trump has criticised a federal appeals court ruling that vacated the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

The court also set aside three of his 30 convictions and ruled that he will get a new penalty trial with new jurors.

The 27-year-old is being held at the nation’s most secure federal prison in Florence, Colorado.

In 2013, Dzhokhar along with his brother planted homemade bombs near the finish of the 2013 Boston Marathon.

The explosion killed three spectators and injured hundreds.

In his reaction to …

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2023: Arewa Group Backs Call For Southern President

Northern group, Arewa Youths, have thrown their weight for the emergence of a Southern President in the 2023 general elections in the country.

The youths kicked against the view made by Mamman Daura, a nephew to President Muhammadu Buhari that the country should consider competence in electing her next President in 2023 instead of the normal way of resorting to zoning.

The President of the group, Alhaji Salisu Magaji, in a statement, said for peace, security and stability of the country, the emergence of the President from the Southern part of the country would help make the nation more stable …

Southern Kaduna - CAN Tells FG What To Do About Killings

Southern Kaduna: CAN Tells FG What To Do About Killings

The South East Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has called on the government authorities to safeguard lives and property of the people in Kaduna State.

Bishop Goddy Okafor, the South East CAN Chairman, made the call on Sunday in Aba while addressing journalists on the persistent bloodbath in Southern Kaduna.

Okafor said that failure to stop the killings in Kaduna was creating fears in the minds of the people about their safety in their own country.

He said: “The killings going on in Southern Kaduna

India Bootleg Alcohol Death Toll Rises To 98 As Families Mourn

India Bootleg Alcohol Death Toll Rises To 98 As Families Mourn

The death toll from a toxic bootleg alcohol scandal in the north Indian state of Punjab rose to 98 Sunday, officials and reports said.

Police have arrested 25 people so far over the worsening tragedy, which starting coming to light late last week, the Press Trust of India news agency said.

Hundreds of people die every year in India from illegal alcohol made in backstreet distilleries which sells for as little as 10 rupees (13 US cents) a litre, affordable for even the poorest.

The death toll from the illicit booze had risen to 75 in Punjab’s Tarn Taran district …

APC: Madumere, Others Endorse Uzodinma, Nwajiuba

APC: Madumere, Others Endorse Uzodinma, Nwajiuba

Following the reported crisis of confidence in the Imo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC, stakeholders of the party in the state have passed a vote of confidence on the governor and leader of the party, Senator Hope Uzodinma.

Addressing journalists after a meeting yesterday in Abuja, the stakeholders led by a former Deputy Governor of the state, Prince Eze Madumere also passed a vote of confidence on the Minister of State for Education, Hon. Emeka Nwajiuba and Director General of NEPAD, Princess Gloria Akobundu for their sterling performances in office.

They asked those who left the party …

Portland protests - Hundreds march on 66th night of demonstrations

Portland Protests: Hundreds March On 66th Night Of Demonstrations

Hundreds of people gathered and marched on Saturday in Portland, Oregon, marking the 66th night of Black Lives Matter protests in the city, according to the Portland Police Bureau.

Police said hundreds of people gathered at the federal courthouse Saturday night to protest and hear speeches before marching through downtown. That march was peaceful, police said.

Separately, a few miles east, a group of about 200 people marched from Laurelhurst Park to the Penumbra Kelly Building, and they blocked traffic, directed lasers at officers and threw glass bottles at them, according to Portland Police.

One person in the crowd threw

Human Trafficking Has Brought Global Shame On Nigeria – Olujimi

Human Trafficking Has Brought Global Shame On Nigeria – Olujimi

Former Minority Leader and Senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial District at the Senate, Mrs. Biodun Olujimi, has bemoaned how Nigerians were being trafficked abroad for prostitution, slavery, and for other nefarious crimes, calling on the federal government to devise ways of saving the country from this global ignominy.

Olujimi said thousands of Nigerians are still trapped in Europe, Asia, and other continents despite the efforts of the federal government through its agencies like: National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) and the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM).

The …

Dadiyata - Kwankwaso Blows Hot As Govt Critic Remains Missing

Dadiyata: Kwankwaso Blows Hot As Govt Critic Remains Missing

Former Kano Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso has expressed sadness about the fate of Abubakar Idris, aka Dadiyata.

Dadiyata, a blogger and critic of the federal and Kano State governments was abducted from his home in Kaduna State in August 2019.

The Department of State Services (DSS) had denied taking Idris.

The plight of Idris was mentioned by the United States in its human right report on Nigeria.

On Sunday, Kwankwaso, said the situation “has been a source of unimaginable pain to his family and friends as no lead has been established till date as regards his whereabouts or the identity …

Stop Almajiri Culture Or Destroy North – Babandede To Northern Govs

Stop Almajiri Culture Or Destroy North – Babandede To Northern Govs

The Comptroller General ‎of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammed Babandede has warned that the Northern part of Nigeria would be doomed if the Almajiri culture of education is not abolished.

Babandede stated this after receiving an award organised by the ‘Youth Coalition for Development ( YCD) held at Three Star Hotel in Dutse, the state capital.

He, however, blamed some religious leaders for encouraging street begging through the Almajiri system while none of their wards can venture that.

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“I have often asked those clerics that frown at those of